HomeMy WebLinkAboutJANUARY 19, 2021 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA THURMAN BILL BARTIE,MAYOR Energy RON BURTON
CHARLOTTE MOSES,MAYOR PRO TEM City of on CITY MANAGER
COUNCIL MEMBERS: 4
J SHERRI BELLARD,TRMC
INGRID HOLMES CITI SECRETARY
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THOMAS J. KINLAW III VAL TREND
KENNETH MARKS ` "' CITY ATTORNEY
DONALD FRANK,SR
AG E N DA
City Council
Regular Meeting
January 19, 2021
5 :30 p.m .
NOTICE OF MEETING BY TELEPHONIC & VIDEOCONFERENCE
In Accordance With Order Of The Office Of The Governor Issued March 16, 2020, The
City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur Will Conduct The Regular Meeting Scheduled At
5:30 p.m. On January 19, 2021 [THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC ACCESS TO CITY HALL
FOR THE MEETING] By Telephonic And Videoconference In Order To Advance The
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City Council Meeting
City Hall Council Chamber
City Of Port Arthur
JANUARY 19, 2021
5:30 PM
PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Mayor Bartie
Mayor Pro Tem Moses
Councilmember Holmes
Councilmember Jones
Councilmember Kinlaw, III
Councilmember Marks
Councilmember Frank
City Manager Burton
City Secretary Bellard, TRMC
City Attorney Tizeno
Police Chief Duriso Or Designee
II. PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamations
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Speakers
B. Presentations
(1) Presentation By TXDOT Regarding The Construction Project SH
87 (Gulfway Drive) From Woodworth (US 69/96) To The Port
Of Port Arthur (Terminal Road).
(2) Presentation By Staff Regarding The November 2020 Financial
Report
C. Employee Recognition — None
D. Correspondence — None
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AGENDA
January 19, 2021
III. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED
E. Discussion
(1) Discussion And Possible Action Regarding A Request Made By
The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development
Corporation To Hold A May 1, 2021 Special Election As It
Pertains To A Ballot Proposition Regarding The Utilization Of
Section 4A Sales And Use Tax For Public Park Facilities, And
Other Park Purposes
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 6:00 P.M.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — NONE
VI. CONSENT AGENDA
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Following Items Are Of A Routine Or
Administrative Nature. The Council Has Been Furnished With Background
And Support Material On Each Item, And/Or It Has Been Discussed At A
Previous Meeting. All Items Will Be Acted Upon By One Vote Without
Being Discussed Separately Unless Requested By A Council Member Or A
Citizen, In Which Event The Item Or Items Will Immediately Be
Withdrawn For Individual Consideration In Its Normal Sequence After The
Items Not Requiring Separate Discussion Have Been Acted Upon.
A. Travel Request — None
B. Expense Reports — None
C. Minutes
June 16, 2020 Special Meeting
June 23, 2020 Regular Meeting
July 21, 2020 Regular Meeting
August 4, 2020 Regular Meeting
August 4, 2020 Special Executive Meeting
August 18, 2020 Regular Meeting
August 31, 2020 Emergency Meeting
September 1, 2020 Regular Meeting
AGENDA
January 19, 2021
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
D. Resolutions
(1) P.R. No. 21651 — A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of
Contracts For The Purchase Of Water And Wastewater Treatment
Chemicals For Utilities Operations Department With Brenntag
Southwest, Inc., DXI Industries, Inc., Pencco, Inc., And Shannon
Chemical Corp. With A Total Projected Budgetary Impact Of
$320,165.00. Budgeted Funds Are Available In Water Purification
And Wastewater Treatment Divisions Account Nos. 410-1252-
532.29-02 & 410-1256-532.29-02, Treatment Chemicals
(2) P. R. No. 21703 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Amend The Contract For The Hauling Of Waste From The Main
Wastewater Treatment Plant To The Port Acres Wastewater
Treatment Plant With Sprint Waste Services Of Port Arthur, Texas
For An Additional Amount Of $17,000.00 To A New Projected
Budgetary Amount Of $40,000.00 From Account Number 410-1256-
532.59-00 (Other Contractual Services)
(3) P.R. No. 21719 - A Resolution Authorizing An Excavation Permit To
Be Issued Pursuant To Chapter 94, Article VII (Excavations) Of The
Code Of Ordinances, For Approximately 60.00-Acres Of Land Out
Of A 234.050-Acre Tract Of Land Being Situated In The Wm.
McFaddin Survey, Section No. 10, Abstract No. 415, Port Arthur,
Jefferson County, Texas.
E20-01 - Mary E. Young Properties
(4) P.R. No. 21729 - A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 20-283 As
It Relates To The Purchase Of Sole Source Polymers And Correcting
Products And Pricing With No Increase In The Approved Estimated
Combined Budgetary Impact Of $1,645,000.00. Funding Available
In Water Utilities Account Nos. 410-1252-532.29-02,
$1,510,000.00, (Water Treatment Chemicals) And 410-1256-
532.29-02, $135,000.00 (Wastewater Treatment Chemicals)
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AGENDA
January 19, 2021
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(5) P. R. No. 21735 - A Resolution Authorizing The Third Year (Final
Renewal) Of The Contract For The Purchase Of Liquid Sodium
Bisulfite For The Utilities Department With Commercial Chemical
Product, Inc. DBA Purify, Of Houston, Texas, With A Projected
Budgetary Impact Amount Of $120,600.00. Funds Are Available
In Utilities Account No. 410-1256-532.29-02, Treatment
Chemicals
(6) P.R. No. 21738 - A Resolution Authorizing The Second Year (First
Renewal) Of The Contract With SirsiDynix Of Lehi, Utah For The
Integrated Library System (ILS) At The Port Arthur Public Library In
The Amount Of $16,027.15. Funds Are Available In Library
Account No. 001-1403-551.59-00
(7) P.R. No. 21739 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into An Agreement With Industrial And Commercial
Mechanical Of Beaumont, Texas Through The Buyboard
Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No. 558-18 To Replace
The Current HVAC Package Unit And Ductwork For The West Side
Of Rosehill Manor In The Amount Of $32,538.00. Funds Available
In Civic Center Account Number 001-1061-518-32-00
(8) P.R. No. 21740 - A Resolution Authorizing The Fire Department To
Purchase Six (6) Motorola APX6000 Portable Radios And
Accessories From Motorola Solutions Under HGAC Contract #RA05-
18 With Funds Awarded From The 2020 State Homeland Security
Program (SHSP) Grant In The Amount Of $27,743.04 With No Cash
Match Requirement. Funding Available In Account 107-1118-
521.25-00, Project Code R20383.
(9) P.R. No. 21741 — A Resolution Awarding A Contract To DD
Demolition, LLC In The Amount Of $34,300.00 And Authorizing The
Execution Of A Contract By The City Manager For Demolition Of
Five (5) Residential Structures With Transite (Group E-T) Located
Throughout The City, To Be Charged To Account No. 001-1052-
517.59-00 (General Fund-Other Contractual Services)
AGENDA
January 19, 2021
VI. CONSENT AGENDA — CONTINUED
(10) P.R. No. 21745 - A Resolution Authorizing An Amendment To
Resolution 20-296 For The Audit Services Contract With Weaver
And Tidwell, LLP, For An Amount Not To Exceed $7,500 And A
Total Contract Amount Of $184,500. Funding Is Available In The
Finance Department Professional Services Account #001-1031-
515.54-00
(11) P. R. No. 21758 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus
Round 3 (CDBG-CV3) Agreement In The Amount Of $249,185.00
With The City Of Port Arthur Health Department For Covid-19
Testing And Other Activities That Prevent, Prepare For And
Respond To The Coronavirus Funded Through The Department Of
Housing And Urban Development
(12) P. R. No. 21759 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus
Round 3 (CDBG-CV3) Agreement In The Amount Of $43,505.00
With The City Of Port Arthur Development Services Department To
Install Safety Glass Panels At Customer Service Counters And Cost
For Security Screening At City Hall Funded Through The
Department Of Housing And Urban Development
(13) P. R. No. 21760 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus
Round 3 (CDBG-CV3) Agreement In The Amount Of $32,750.00
With Bob Hope School For The Purchase Of Chromebooks And
Hotspots For Its Students Funded Through The Department Of
Housing And Urban Development
(14) P. R. No. 21761 - A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus
Round 3 (CDBG-CV3) Agreement With Catholic Charities In The
Amount Of $44,250.00 To Administer The City Of Port Arthur Utility
Assistance Program Funded Through The Department Of Housing
And Urban Development
AGENDA
January 19, 2021
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
A. Resolutions — Non-Consent
(1) P.R. No. 21744 - A Resolution Appointing And/Or Reappointing A
Director Or Directors To The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A
Economic Development Corporation
(2) P.R. No. 21746 — A Resolution Appointing A Member Or Members
To The Pleasure Island Advisory Commission
B. Ordinances — Non-Consent
(1) P. O. No. 6926 - An Ordinance Extending The Declaration Of
Disaster Pursuant To §418.108(b) Of The Texas Government Code
(2) P.O. No. 6927 - An Appropriation Ordinance Amending The City Of
Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation Budget
For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2020 And Ending
September 30, 2021 By $8,000 For The General Fund
(3) P.O. No. 6928 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 78, Article II,
Division 5 Of The Personnel Policy Of The City Of Port Arthur As It
Pertains To Attendance And Leave Is Hereby Amended By Adding
Section 78-190 — Providing For An Extension Of The City's
Emergency Paid Sick Leave Policy Through March 31, 2021
(4) P.O. No. 6930 - An Ordinance Of The City Council Of Port Arthur,
Texas, Authorizing Participation With Other Entergy Service Area
Cities In Matters Concerning Entergy Texas, Inc. At The Public
Utility Commission Of Texas In 2021; Authorizing The Hiring Of
Lawyers And Rate Experts; Authorizing The City's Participation To
The Full Extent Permitted By Law At The Public Utility Commission
Of Texas; Finding That The Meeting Complies With The Open
Meetings Act; And Declaring An Effective Date
(5) P.O. No. 6931 — An Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To
Enter Into A Contract With Scrapworks Recycling Of Port Arthur,
Texas, For The Hauling & Recycling Of Scrap Metal & White Goods
With The Option To Renew For Two Additional One Year Periods
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AGENDA
January 19, 2021
VII. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION — NON-CONSENT
(6) P.O. No. 6932 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 78, Article II,
Division 5 Of The Personnel Policy Of The City Of Port Arthur
Adding Section 78-191 To The Code Of Ordinances — Providing For
A COVID-19 Health And Safety Policy
VIII. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
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NOTE: If The Meeting Extends Past 11:59 PM, The City Council May Elect
To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 8:30 AM On January 20, 2021.
During The Recess, No Action Will Be Taken On Any Item Of Remaining
Business And No Executive Sessions Will Be Held To Discuss Any Matters,
All In Accordance With The Open Meetings Law
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RULES OF DECORUM - PERSONS ADDRESSING COUNCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS
1. Recognition by Presiding Officer. No person shall address the Council without first being recognized by the
Presiding Officer.
2. Speaking Procedure;Limitation on discussion and questioning. Each person addressing the Council shall step
up to the microphone provided for the use of the public and give his name and address in an audible tone of
voice for the records,state that subject he wishes to discuss,state whom he is representing if he represents an
organization or other person, and unless further time is granted by majority vote of the Council,shall limit his
remarks to five (5) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any member
thereof. No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to
enter into any discussion, whether directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the
Presiding Officer.
3. Improper References, Disorderly Conduct By Person Addressing The Council; Any person making, expressly or
impliedly, personal, impertinent, slanderous, derogatory, discourteous, snide, or profane remarks or who
willfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages, in any disorderly conduct which would
impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct, the order by the Presiding Officer, and if such conduct
continues, may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer, be ordered barred from further audience before the
Council during that Meeting.
4. Addresses After Motion Made or Public Hearing Closed, After a motion has been made or a public hearing has
been closed, no member of the public shall address the Council from the audience on the matter under
consideration without first securing permission to do so by majority vote of the City Council.
5. Campaign Speeches Prohibited. No persons will be allowed to address the City Council by making campaign
speeches for or against any candidate who has announced or does announce his intention to run, or issue
already ordered on a ballot for election.
6. Disorderly Conduct. No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping,
stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstrations, which conduct
disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting.
7. Limitations on Use of Supplemental Lighting. Limitations on use of supplemental lighting for television and
motion picture cameras to create the least amount of interference with or disturbance of Council proceedings
and/or discomfort to the public.
8. Persons Having Complaints, Allegations, or Charges Against Individual City Employees. No person shall make
any complaint, specific allegation, or charge against an individual City Employee by name in a public meeting
unless he first shows that he has pursued appropriate administrative channels.
ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM
Warning.All persons shall at the request of the Presiding Officer, be silent.
Removal. If, after receiving a warning from the Presiding Officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting, such
Officer may order him to remove himself from the meeting. If he does not remove himself,the Presiding Officer may
order the Sergeant-at-arms to remove him.
Resisting Removal.Any person who resists removal by the Sergeant-at-arms shall be charged with violating V.T.C.A,
Penal Code 42.05.
Motions To Enforce.Any Councilmember may move to require the Presiding Officer to enforce this division,and the
affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require him to do so.
RULES OF PROCEDURE
The City Secretary shall make public, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law, an agenda containing all
business to be discussed at a meeting of the City Council.
Persons Requesting To Be Heard On Agenda Items(1) Residents. Any resident who wishes to address the Council on
any matter may do so by notifying the City Secretary in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. (2)
Nonresidents. Any nonresident wishing to address the Council shall notify the City Secretary and specify his interest in
the matter being considered. The City Secretary shall present such request to the Presiding Officer for approval before
placing the name on the Agenda.
Specific Agenda Items, After a motion, second and discussion by the City Council on any specific agenda item, and
before a vote is taken, the Presiding Officer shall recognize any citizen in the audience wishing to address the council
on such item, who shall be permitted to address the Council thereon for a period of three (3) minutes. "Specific Agenda
Items"are defined as any item specified on the Notice of Meeting posted for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Law
and which becomes the subject of a motion before the Council.